The focused sale brings to market 84 highly collectable lots, with the diverse collection showcasing highlights by modern masters including magnificent still-life compositions and a Zanzibari boat scene by Irma Stern, an Alexis Preller abstract and an early JH Pierneef landscape. Also included is a significant collection of celebrated contemporary artists: Mustafa Maluka, David Koloane, Walter Oltmann, Norman Catherine, Willem Boshoff, a rare self-portrait oil by Robert Hodgins as well as a large bronze sculpture by Zanele Muholi, the first of this new body of work to be offered on auction.
The sale features a special selection of artworks by William Kentridge. One of the most celebrated and influential living artists today, his major retrospective exhibition is currently on show at the Royal Academy of Arts in London. This is one of the most unique and high-quality Kentridge collections to come to market. Spanning his career and showcasing the many mediums in which he works, the sale features signature charcoal drawings alongside collages, tapestry, prints and sculptures.
Lot 50 - Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef (South Africa 1886-1957) Landscape near Pretoria
Sold for R284,500
Lot 51 - Irma Stern (South Africa 1894-1966) Boats and Birds
Sold for R91,040
Lot 52 - Bettie Cilliers-Barnard (South Africa 1914-2010) Harvesters
Estimated at R80,000 - R120,000
Lot 57 - Edoardo Villa (South Africa 1915-2011) Abstract form
Sold for R85,350
Lot 58 - Alexis Preller (South Africa 1911-1975) Circles of Life
Sold for R1,069,000
Lot 59 - Frank Stella (United States 1936-) Libertinia (from the Imaginary Places series)
Estimated at R300,000 - R400,000
Lot 60 - Cecil Skotnes (South Africa 1926 - 2009) and Stephens Tapestry Studio One-eyed Cat
Sold for R318,640
Lot 61 - Diane Victor (South Africa 1964-) Direction of Revolution (Miscalculate)
Sold for R68,280
Lot 63 - Dylan Lewis (South Africa 1964-) Trans-figure IX
Sold for R910,400
Lot 66 - William Kentridge (South Africa 1955-) Arched Landscape
Sold for R887,640
Lot 67 - Robert Hodgins (South Africa 1920-2010) Artist in his Studio
Estimated at R700,000 - R1,000,000
Lot 71 - Irma Stern (South Africa 1894-1966) Still life with Poinsettias
Estimated at R2,000,000 - R3,500,000
Lot 74 - Mikhael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse (South Africa 1981-) View from Kensington, Ponte City
Estimated at R80,000 - R100,000
Lot 78 - Hylton Nel (Zambia 1941-) Ginger striped cat
Sold for R73,970
Lot 79 - Hylton Nel (Zambia 1941-) Yellow cat with floral motif
Sold for R46,900
Lot 80 - Hylton Nel (Zambia 1941-) Reclining cat with blue mane
Sold for R46,900
Lot 81 - Hylton Nel (Zambia 1941-) Reclining piebald cat
Sold for R42,210
Lot 83 - Hylton Nel (Zambia 1941-) When will those thieves get to prison?
Sold for R35,175
Lot 84 - Hylton Nel (Zambia 1941-) Bowl with a cat and man decoration
Sold for R23,450
